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What will you put beneath your playground? Playground equipment is but one of the things you need to consider in the play environment you provide. Equally important is what type of surfacing you’ll select to cushion the feet and falls of the children your community serves. Although there are many…

What You Need to Know Before Investing in a Shade System for Your Community! If you’ve spent anytime outdoors on a playground, lunch table, or park mid-day in Hawaii you’re already well aware of how hot it gets in the sun! I’ve seen many an empty playground or park during…

Spray Parks combine two childhood favorites – playgrounds and water – to create a play environment that is reinventing fun across the nation. With our warm climate 365 days a year, Hawaii is the perfect place to invest in an outdoor spray park. Community parks and resorts in particular, can…

Is a multi-function polyurethane floor system a good fit for your facility? Hardwood gym floors are a sight to behold, yet looks alone don’t make it the best fit for every facility with athletic flooring needs. Especially k-12 schools that tend to have one gym that must serve a variety of…

IPR Hawaii looks into the future to bring you growing industry trends As leading partners in building Hawaii’s community recreation facilities we are continuously researching and studying worldwide discussions and trends in the world of parks and play. Based on this we’ve put together a short list of the top…

Choosing to install a hardwood maple flooring system is a big investment that shows you take pride in your facility and want the best playing surface possible for you athletes. These hardwood flooring systems can easily give you 50 years or more of high quality service when maintained properly.…

The act of play is disappearing from the lives of our children. Kids are playing less in their homes, schools and neighborhoods as active unstructured play falls victim to tv, video games, internet, busy schedules, declining recess time, and a lack of access to safe play environments. There is concerning…

Spotlight on the NOAA CDC Playgrounds By: Morad Elwir, IPR Hawaii Project Manager Being a new parent, I’m just beginning to appreciate the value that playgrounds offer children. They give kids a place to let out some of that endless energy and to satisfy their curiosity for the world around them…

It’s easy to recognize the benefits of creating a play, sports, or recreational project for your community. If only building the project was as simple! There is a deeply layered process of funding, designing, permitting, and installing any community cornerstone project, be it large or small. Each step of…

Here’s some quick peeks from behind the scenes of our latest wood gym floor installation at the Ka’u High School on the Big Island of Hawaii. IPR Hawaii partners with Action Floor Systems to build beautiful high quality athletic flooring systems to school athletic facilities and sports venues throughout the Hawaiian…

When it comes to sports venues a lot of attention is given to the playing fields and courts, the equipment, the athletes themselves; all important and necessary considerations. Now imagine for a moment a sports competition without the screams of a crowded stadium; no cheering, only the occasional squeaking of rubber soles on…

Ewa by Gentry and community members join IPR Hawaii in blessing a newly constructed playground There’s nothing like seeing the the faces of children as they rush towards a new playground for the first time. IPR Hawaii recently had the honor of participating in the blessing and unveiling for one of…

A New Dimension of Play Water, our lives are intrinsically connected to it. Its universal appeal has always brought people together transcending time, culture, and age. Today, there’s a growing trend on the rise across the nation, utilizing our innate attraction for water and bringing communities together through an added…